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Recent Examples of posse
A lot of other people died, and no one — including Ellie — was in any kind of shape to form a posse.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Some of the side plots bog the film down and take away from the core of seeing Rust and Lucas staying one step ahead of those trailing them including a posse formed by Helm along the way, and an encounter with a widow and her son that pads Fimmel’s role.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 May 2025
There’s a been another posse of feds crawling all over Lawrence lately.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But the true paranoia is saved for the mysterious, primate-like species called ochi, beasts that once again evade a nighttime hunt led by Yuri’s father, ludicrously armor-accessorized like a cosplay centurion, leading a posse of rifle-wielding boys from the area.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Some of the side plots bog the film down and take away from the core of seeing Rust and Lucas staying one step ahead of those trailing them including a posse formed by Helm along the way, and an encounter with a widow and her son that pads Fimmel’s role.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 May 2025
There’s a been another posse of feds crawling all over Lawrence lately.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
But the true paranoia is saved for the mysterious, primate-like species called ochi, beasts that once again evade a nighttime hunt led by Yuri’s father, ludicrously armor-accessorized like a cosplay centurion, leading a posse of rifle-wielding boys from the area.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posse
Noun
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So, the fact that Viola has her entourage and her followers, and this idea of everyone who’s taken the potion lives within her palace.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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In 2012 he was involved in a brawl with Drake and his entourage at a N.Y. nightclub that injured eight people, followed by an altercation with Frank Ocean over a parking space in West Hollywood in 2013.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 May 2025
Noun
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As the night spirals into chaos, missing crew members and eerie phenomena hint at an ancient, malevolent presence watching their every move.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Every single cast member, and every single crew member took it upon themselves personally to do their absolute best work.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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“Posse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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